Well, that seems very costly to me as the only thing they are doing for that almost $400 is changing your oil and filter.....about 15 minutes; half an hour tops! Now they are also hopefully carefully scrutinizing that old oil for evidence of metals from the new engine parts, and etc. But, here is the problem as I see it: the dealer, after you come back to the store to get your bike, tells you how long all this took to do your oil change and take care of all those issues you brought the new bike in to get taken care of like a little noise in the rear wheel, the throttle grip was sticking, a mirror bolt that has stripped out, the loose connection at the battery, etc etc etc...........what?
?? those extra items you got repaired at the first service are, let's say it together........ "warranty" items. If you take the bike in at a separate time to get them repaired, they won't be charging you! why do they charge us exhorbitant rates and then go into great detail about how long it took them and at such and such a rate per hour, here's how we justify our $400
? $125 for parts and $50 for labor (tops!!!) and they have received retail price for all they have done for us........don't forget we paid for that warranty to keep the bike in working order for the first 2 years, right?
?? Why should they charge us extra for the privilege of using the warranty when we take it in for service??? However, I have never had a dealer pick up my bike and return it to me. How small of a town do you live in??? I would agree, that is personal service, indeed and is worthy of a little extra payment. Pork.
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